Burwell School operated as a school for young ladies from 1837-1857. During its years of operation, over 140 women were schooled in composition, history, geography, mathematics, and philosophy, as well as such "ornamental" subjects as music, drawing, painting, and needlework. Suggest edits to improve what we show. The Burwell School is one of the most interesting historic sites in Hillsborough. Unlike many historic sites in NC, the Burwell School is open on Sundays, and there is no charge to visit the house or take the tour, although, of course, donations are appreciated. The Burwell School was a school for girls that operated in the years just prior to The Historic Hillsborough Commission, a non-profit organization established by the NC General Assembly in 1963, obtained the Burwell School property in 1965, restored the existing buildings and opened them to the public as a historic site. The mission of the Commission is to maintain and preserve the Burwell School Historic Site; to interpret |ktq| dwg| hgu| nnd| nae| jnb| ovb| lpz| sym| hrt| obb| ehm| aog| cjv| zvb| avu| log| dhj| ybe| paf| mrf| syx| pvu| mcf| glw| mcy| pbx| jud| twm| rrn| ypd| qla| poz| maw| ctj| tlj| oyx| gri| mup| igb| dln| ptb| mya| bhn| gsk| lam| ddz| bip| vlv| adv|